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Trump’s Trial: Turning Point or Footnote?

By: Sarah Schutte · Sarah Schutte
‘I just don’t believe there are Americans who think that way.’ 

Former president Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a recess during the second day of his trial at New York Criminal Court in New York City, April 16, 2024.

Let the NatCons Speak

By: Jack Butler · Jack Butler
Brussels is wrong to shut down the National Conservatism conference currently underway. 

Honorary president of the Reform UK party Nigel Farage speaks to the media as he stands in front of police officers, on the day of a conference titled "National Conservatism" in Brussels, Belgium, April 16, 2024.

Re: The (Federal) Benefits of Marriage 

By: Robert VerBruggen · Robert VerBruggen
At tax time, breadwinners get a break, but dual earners with kids can face a marriage penalty.

The Justifications and Excuses for Biden Skipping Debates Start to Pile Up

By: Jim Geraghty · Jim Geraghty
Notice that the idea of his refusing to hold debates is no longer some odd fringe proposal. 

President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks during the National Action Network Convention from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 12, 2024.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s Next Challenge

By: Audrey Fahlberg · Audrey Fahlberg
Johnson is hoping he’s figured out how to push nearly $100 billion of foreign aid through the lower chamber by the end of the week. 

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R., La.) attends a weekly press conference at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 16, 2024.

Utah Outlaws Nature Rights

By: Wesley J. Smith · Wesley J. Smith
Let’s put this radical movement out of business once and for all. 

Great Salt Lake outside Salt Lake City, Utah, July 25, 2022

Supremes to Hear Argument Today on Obstruction Statute Key to J6 Cases . . . Including Trump’s

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
In Fischer v. U.S., the justices will consider how much liberty prosecutors have to stretch criminal laws beyond the purposes for which Congress enacted them. 

People walk their dog past the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., August 31, 2023.

Groves We Have Known

By: Jay Nordlinger · Jay Nordlinger
Reader mail on tradition and modernity; ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’; and more. 

The Citrus State Historic Park, Riverside, Calif.

An Unwelcome Iranian Visitor

By: Jimmy Quinn · Jimmy Quinn
Abdollahian will almost certainly derive significant propaganda value from his trip. 

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian speaks during a press conference at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon, February 10, 2024.

Bill Maher: Being Pro-Choice Is Being ‘Okay’ with Murder

By: Madeleine Kearns · Madeleine Kearns
Can you imagine what the abortion debate in this country would be like if more people argued for pro-choice policies the way Maher does? 

Bill Maher on <i>Real Tim with Bill Maher</i>, April 12, 2024

Chinese Propaganda Arm Deletes Post Justifying Iran’s ‘Successful’ Attack

By: Jimmy Quinn · Jimmy Quinn
Beijing has long lent its support to Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ — the terrorist groups that have attacked Israel, cargo ships, and U.S. bases in the region. 

An Iranian missile displayed during a rally marking annual Quds Day in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

Nikki Haley Joins Hudson Institute

By: Audrey Fahlberg · Audrey Fahlberg
The D.C.-based conservative think tank focuses on national-security issues. 

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley hosts a campaign event at Union Hall in Raleigh, N.C., March 2, 2024.

Electric Vehicles: Slow Canada

By: Andrew Stuttaford · Andrew Stuttaford
As is the case in many other markets, Canadian buyers are concerned about the lack of adequate charging infrastructure.

Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference to announce details on the construction of a gigafactory for electric vehicle battery production by Volkswagen Group's battery company PowerCo SE in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, April 21, 2023.

The Wrecking Ball Comes for East Coast Catholicism

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty
Baltimore used to be home to more than a quarter million Catholics. Reported Sunday Mass attendance across the diocese is down to just 2,000 parishioners.

Tom Cotton Urges Biden to Open Investigation into Temu, Says It Might Be ‘More Dangerous than TikTok’

By: Jimmy Quinn · Jimmy Quinn
The senator raised concerns about the Chinese shopping app, including its alleged links to Uyghur forced labor and questionable data-privacy practices. 

The logo of Temu on a mobile phone

Sting Channels Drive-In Horror-Movie Classics

By: Giancarlo Sopo · Giancarlo Sopo
The campy creature feature, about a girl named Charlotte and a very different sort of spider, is a fun Friday popcorn movie. 

From the <i>Sting</i> official trailer

A Couple to Know

By: Jay Nordlinger · Jay Nordlinger
On a podcast with Robert and Guna Mundheim. 

Guna and Robert Mundheim at the University of Arizona, April 11, 2024

Blocking American Roads and Bridges ‘for Gaza’

By: Haley Strack · Haley Strack
From New York to Chicago to San Francisco, anti-Israel protesters are making sure to annoy Americans going about their lives. 

Pro-Palestinian protesters stop traffic at the Golden Gate Bridge, April 15, 2024.

Donald Trump’s Trial Will Matter

By: Noah Rothman · Noah Rothman
Uncommitted voters seem to hold two opposing outlooks: Trump is a victim of political persecution, and whatever he’s accused of, he probably did it. 

Former president Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection in New York City, April 15, 2024.

Econception with Samuel Gregg on Industrial Policy

By: Dominic Pino · Dominic Pino
On the most recent episode of Econception, my podcast with the American Institute for Economic Research, I talked to Samuel Gregg about industrial policy.

Assembly line at the General Motors manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., August 22, 2019.

Trump Gets a Ruling in His Favor: Bragg Barred from Proving Additional Alleged Acts of Sexual Misconduct

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Prosecutors invoke alarming claims of election stealing and sexual assault to distract the jury from how trivial the actual business-records charges are. 

Former president Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a break during the first day of his hush-money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, April 15, 2024.

A Sampler of Tax Day Commentary

By: Dominic Pino · Dominic Pino
Today is Tax Day, the holiday for publishing tax-related commentary.

The ‘Health Community’ Versus Fossil Fuels

By: Wesley J. Smith · Wesley J. Smith
What kind of hubris does it take to presume to speak for the “health community?” 

Activists protest for the U.S. government to take action on climate change and reject the use of fossil fuels in New York City, September 17, 2023.

Why I Needed Standardized Tests

By: Abigail Anthony · Abigail Anthony
Sitting through the ACT was the least enjoyable part of high-school, but I’m certain it was the most important for determining my post-graduation options. 

Fare Evasion Is an Anti-Communitarian Act

By: Frank Filocomo · Frank Filocomo
The prospect of community is lost when its members are indifferent to societal norms and even hostile to law and order. 

Members of the NYPD Strategic Response Group stand inside the entrance of the 42nd Street and Times Square subway stop in New York City, March 7, 2024.

Hey, Most Model U.N. Kids Look Good Compared to This Crowd!

By: Jim Geraghty · Jim Geraghty
Comparing Biden’s National Security Council to a Model U.N. meeting is unfair… but to whom? 

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured through a window with the U.N. logo in New York City, August 15, 2014

Can Trump Thread the Needle on Abortion?

By: Noah Rothman · Noah Rothman
Listen to the latest edition of Issues with Noah Rothman.

Colleges Should Be More Circumspect in Enrolling Foreign Students

By: George Leef · George Leef
Many schools now include foreign students in their “diversity” goals. Solution: Get rid of such goals.

Biden Hides Plans for Obama-Era Housing Regulation

By: Stanley Kurtz · Stanley Kurtz
The president is afraid to tout his controversial housing policy before the election. 

President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks during the National Action Network Convention from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 12, 2024.

Trump’s Criminal Trial Starts Monday: Get Up to Speed with Our Prior Coverage of Bragg’s ‘Hush Money’ Case

By: Andrew C. McCarthy · Andrew C. McCarthy
Get yourself up to speed on the elected progressive Democratic DA’s prosecution of the former president and de facto GOP 2024 presidential nominee with our prior coverage. 

Former president Donald Trump comments for a pre-trial hearing on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, at Manhattan criminal court in New York City, March 25, 2024.
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